Good morning, reader.

Although today is not a working day, I will post today as I have promised my dear friends to finish my discussion of Mr.Abdulmalik's case today.So, there is no going back on that.

My last question on that scenario borders on the legal status of Mr. Abdulmalik's freedom of expression in the circumstances. Assuming Mr.Abdulmalik's father's side of the story is true, should his son be punished for posting on his Facebook timeline the details of fertiliser scam in Katsina State?

THE LEGAL POSITION
Section 39 (1) and (2) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria provides for freedom of expression as one of the fundamental rights of an individual.Although in the scenario, the government of Katsina State did not openly accuse Mr.Abdulmalik of posting any information about the scam on any social network media, I want to emphasise that posting such information on a social network media only amounts to the exercise of one's fundamental right to freedom of expression as enshrined in the constitution and such act ought to attract no punishment from any authority.The constitution provides that such right shall be exercised without interference from any authority.

Therefore, I don't think it is still possible to arrest and detain a person just for imparting information on the public about a scam in his state in the present democratic dispensation in the country.That was probably why Mr.Abdulmalik was never accused of posting anything on-line by the Government of Katsina State as the reason for his arrest and detention.It would be recalled that he was only accused of fraud as the reason for his arrest and detention.

This is the end of my discussion of Mr. Abdulmalik's case.Thank you for your attention.Have a nice day.